Wakehurst F.C.

Wakehurst Football Club are a Northern Irish, intermediate football club who currently play in the Ballymena & Provincial Football League. The club, founded in 1969, hails from Ballymena, although home matches are played at Moyola Park's ground at Mill Meadow. Wakehurst formerly played at the second pitch at the Ballymena Showgrounds, home of Ballymena United, but for 2009–10 this pitch was deemed not to meet the criteria for the Championship, and home games were played at the ground of Tobermore United in Tobermore, County Londonderry, for that season; Wakehurst moved to Castledawson for 2010–11.[1][2] It is the club's intention eventually to return to Ballymena.[3] In 2016, the club was relegated from the Northern Ireland Football League and spent a season in the Ballymena & Provincial Football League before announcing their withdrawal from the competition.

Wakehurst
Full nameWakehurst Football Club
Nickname(s)The 'Hurst
Founded1969
GroundMill Meadow
ManagerJohn Clarke
LeagueBallymena & Provincial Football League
2018–19Ballymena & Provincial Football League, 11th

Club colours are black, and white (home) and blue (away).

The club is currently managed by John Clarke.

The club returned to the Ballymena & Provincial League for the 2016–17 season and were joined by fellow Championship 2 drop outs, Glebe Rangers and Coagh United. At the end of the season they announced their withdrawal from football although indicated that it would be a one year hiatus rather than permanent.[4]

The club played at junior level in the Ballymena & District League and Northern Amateur League until stepping up to intermediate football in 2003.[5][6]

Players

Current First Team Squad

As of

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Position Player
GK Greg Shannon
GK Andy Findlay
GK Dean Adams
DF Kyle Crawford
DF Kurtis McCartney
DF Peter McClure
DF Andrew Millar
DF Corey Price
DF Anthony Shaw
DF Niall Swann
No. Position Player
DF Conor Ross
MF Ryan Bamber
MF Andrew Laughlin
MF Nicky Black
MF David McLaughlin
MF Steven Mellon
MF David Johnston
MF Aaran Weir
FW Stewart Nixon
FW Zach Barr

Honours

Junior honours
  • County Antrim Junior Shield: 1
    • 1989–90

References
  1. Ballymena Times, Wakehurst forced to play outside Ballymena next season, 15-05-2009
  2. Homeless Wakehurst need to find a speedy resolution, The Park, p.13, Belfast Telegraph, 30 August 2010
  3. Wakehurst FC appeal for Council help to end three-year ‘exile’ from Ballymena
  4. Official Statement
  5. H. Johnstone & G. Hamilton (n.d.) A Memorable Milestone: 75 Years of the Northern Amateur Football League, p. 219
  6. "Waking up to Wakehurst", NI Football, Issue 13 (2009), p. 24


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